Ayobami Agboola 
…Begins Journalism school
A former Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon. Gboyega Aribisogan has declared that accessibility to vocational and entrepreneurial skills by Nigerian youths would go a long way in tackling the challenges of unemployment in Nigeria.
The former Speaker noted that the step will enable the youths to be self-employed thereby becoming employers of labour.
Aribisogan made the remarks at the inauguration of the Journalism school, “Africanvoice International Training And Development Academy” in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state capital.
He said the focus of the academy was to equip the youths with innovative, creative, and entrepreneurial skills.
“the academy will initially provide training in three focus areas and gradually expand to other areas with time. The three areas to cover for a start are Journalism, Information Technology, and Entrepreneurship”
“Africanvoice International School of Journalism and Communication, College of Information Technology and College of Entrepreneurship and Vocational Education”
Aribisogan noted that the academy will collaborate with governmental agencies, development partners, Non-Governmental Organizations, NGOs, and other educational institutions to achieve the objectives of enhancing the productive capacity of human capital for sustained productivity and development.
In her opening speech, the chairman, of the planning committee, Mrs. Yemisi Ayokunle, said it is a unique educational institution that was conceived to provide both academic knowledge and intensive hands-on training for its students and trainees thereby ensuring that they become competent, confident, and competitive in their chosen careers.
“The academy will provide refresher and capacity-building programmes for already employed workers and professionals who wish to update their kno
